Sea Princess passengers 'just happy to be here'

by Peter Carruthers

9th Feb 2018 12:20 PM

PASSENGERS disembarking from the Sea Princess took a while to find their land legs after finally making it back to terra firma at the Abell Point Marina.

Having to abandon attempts to get ashore last Tuesday in the Whitsundays and again at the Port of Cairns and a third time at Port Douglas, Airlie Beach Cruise Ship Ambassador Margaret Evans said the general sentiment after talking to passengers was one of "relief to be ashore".

"They were all just happy to be here," she said.

The most asked question from passengers according to Cruse Ship Ambassador of 12 months Ms Evans was "how do we get to see the coral?"

Passengers alighting from the Sea Princess at the Abell Point Marina.Peter Carruthers

On the agenda for many was jet-ski tours and Whitsunday Segway Tours enjoyed solid bookings from the Sea Princess passengers.

And one Chinese family have booked a helicopter tour of the Whitsunday islands.

For 48-time cruise voyage veteran Jane Werner and her group of friends from Sydney, today's activities included a bus tour of the Whitsunday sights.

Ms Werner boarded the Sea Princess in Brisbane and said Airlie Beach had been her first opportunity to get off the 261-metre ship.

Touring Russia, Scandinavia, the Greek Islands and Italy on cruise liners, Ms Werner said she loved the fact that you only have to unpack and pack travel bags once.